Enigmas of Agency
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Enigmas of Agency

Studies in the Philosophy of Human Action

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eBook - ePub

Enigmas of Agency

Studies in the Philosophy of Human Action

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First published in 2002. This is Volume XVI of seventeen in the Philosophy of Mind and Psychology series. Written in 1972, this is a collection of studies in the philosophy of Human Action.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781317851417

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Introductory Remarks
  9. I Do We Cause Our Own Actions?
  10. II How Can We Distinguish Between Doing and Undergoing?
  11. III Are There Non-Causal Explanations of Action? (originally co-authored by Arnold B. Levison)
  12. IV Some Puzzles about Effort (originally co-authored by Suzanne McCormick)
  13. V Can One Intend the Impossible?
  14. VI How Is Ability Related to Performance?
  15. VII Can Our Wills Be Free?
  16. VIII Can I Foreknow Decisions I Have Not Yet Made?
  17. IX Can We hold People Strictly Liable for Their Deeds?
  18. X How Do I Know What I Am Doing?
  19. XI The Socratic Paradox and Remorse
  20. Selected Bibliography
  21. Index